diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
index e6c2c72339fd..aa44f2642697 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
@@ -25,11 +25,7 @@ in
 
   config = {
 
-    assertions = [
-      { assertion = versionOlder config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel.version "5.17";
-        message = "ENA driver fails to build with kernel >= 5.17";
-      }
-    ];
+    assertions = [ ];
 
     boot.growPartition = true;
 
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ena/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ena/default.nix
index f0a05437b682..fe056be74a7e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ena/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/ena/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, kernel }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "2.8.0";
+  version = "2.8.2";
   name = "ena-${version}-${kernel.version}";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "amzn";
     repo = "amzn-drivers";
     rev = "ena_linux_${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-Nw86s93v8ahc/yt5sNsGz4LRwzDPtBnIZNno8vpFdsY=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-KlRNI2lnUbNeQGY1G+Qm683yXRTNCJwWIri51+PAi9o=";
   };
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "pic" ];